What does judgment mean in the bible

What does it mean to "judge," and why does the Bible say to "judge not"? What should I do to live a Christian life? Sermon on the Mount judgment judge Character. Denounced against disobedience Leviticus ; Deuteronomy ; Deuteronomy ; Deuteronomy Misunderstood Jeremiah ; Joel Executed by human instrumentality Jeremiah The secret decisions of God's will Psalms ; The revelations of his will Exodus ; Deuteronomy ; Psalms The infliction of punishment on the wicked Exodus ; ; Ezekiel ; Revelation , such as is mentioned in Genesis 7 ; , 25 ; Judges , 7 ; Acts , etc.

General references Matthew ; Acts ; Acts We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. Romans Bible Usage:. A pardon may be pleaded in arrest of judgment 4. The right or power of passing sentence.

Determination; decision. Opinion; notion. She, in my judgment was as fair as you. Give the king thy judgments, O God. The spiritual government of the world. The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son. John The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. A good answer provides new insight and perspective.

Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. Follow Question. The use of the judgment terminology in connection with the defeat of Satan is important, for it shows that this was no arbitrary happening.

Nor did it mean simply that God is stronger than Satan. That is true, but the manner in which Satan was defeated was righteous. God's present judgment of people is forcefully brought out in Romans 1 with its threefold "God gave them over" vv. God is hostile to every evil and this is made manifest in his judgments here and now. An interesting aspect of present judgment is brought out in the words of Jesus: "This is the verdict krisis [ krivsi" ] :Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil" John The love of darkness is itself judgment cf.

Paul sees a present judgment in the punishment of the Corinthian church 1 Cor That there will be a final judgment is regarded as axiomatic Rom It is as inescapable as death Heb Even"the family of God" is included and indeed judgment begins with them 1 Peter Sinners may not trust that somehow their worst failings may be hid for God will judge our secrets Rom All evil will be reckoned with for on the day of judgment "every careless word"will be called to account Matt Judgment will be on the basis of works Matt An important passage is that in which Paul makes it clear that salvation is on the basis of Christ's saving work and that alone, but what we build on that foundation will be tested"with fire" 1 Cor